Old Baldy
Old Baldy rises to 1,667 m in New Mexico. Hachita Peak stands 2,016 m to the west-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Hat Top Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. 42 named places lie within 25 miles, 33 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49058358, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1667 m
How to reach it
42 named places within 25 miles
- Hat Top Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Cedar Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Flying W Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Gap Hill: 4.7 mi
- Sheep Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Old Hachita: 17.4 mi
- Gage: 19.1 mi
- Separ: 23.6 mi
- Yucca Plains Historical Marker: 19.1 mi
- Cookes Wagon Road Historical Marker: 19.1 mi
- Basin and Range Country Historical Marker: 19.1 mi
- Yucca Rest Area: 18.1 mi
- Gage Rest Area: 18.6 mi
- Hachita Historic Marker: 11.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Old Baldy. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hachita Peak | WSW 247° | 2,016 m | 20.0 mi |
| Flying W Mountain | SE 132° | 1,892 m | 3.6 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | WNW 291° | 1,888 m | 2.6 mi |
| Lalacha Peak | WSW 247° | 1,784 m | 20.4 mi |
| North Peak | E 96° | 1,772 m | 24.9 mi |
| Grandmother Mountain | N 359° | 1,765 m | 24.4 mi |
| Playas Peak | W 259° | 1,759 m | 21.3 mi |
| Apache Peak | SW 227° | 1,754 m | 11.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:52 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 06:08 | 19:46 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:38 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:36 | 17:13 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 46 | 52 | 59 | 67 | 76 | 79 | 77 | 72 | 61 | 50 | 42 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hachita 1W, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357577981
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